TIL about Team Hoyt. This father carries his son (who is a spastic quadriplegic) as they compete. They have done over 230 triathlons together.
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teamhoyt.comPosted Feb 16, 2011, 2:15 PM UTC
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teamhoyt.comYou will cry.
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This is highly ranked on the list of reasons men are allowed to cry (I did).
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Other acceptable reasons:
*Testicles torn off by belt sander *Testicles shorn off by cheese grater *Testicles gets stuck in a meat grinder *You run out of chapstick
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I once sat on a metal futon couch and one of the metal bars went through the cushion, and ripped a whole in my pants. Luckily I froze before it went into my ball sack and slowly stood up. It was literally touching it when I froze. I Almost died that day.
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No, if men cry they are probably poop cheesals.
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It's a powerful bond they have. You can't help it.
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Must be an ionic bond.
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Well, his chair does have metal in it...
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with a small amount of London Dispersion
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seen and heard of this hundreds times, never fails to move me deeply.
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They gave a very interesting talk at a Church last year. We laughed, we cried, we left with a dramatically different view of what we can accomplish.
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Yep. Every damned time I watch it. He's a better man than I am.
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Dad, when I'm running, it feels like I'm not handicapped.
Beautiful
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Ah jeez... fucking onions again.
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I found the story very touching... but I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I read that. Am I going to hell?
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Yes
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Team Hoyt! </obligatory Arrested Development reference>
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How is it a team? The father is carrying the son. It's basically him competing with a weight, no disrespect meant to the child.
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From what I've read, it was the son who inspired the father to start running (and swimming and biking) in the first place. Thus emotionally, they are definitely a team.
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by that logic, Rocky is on my team if it inspired me to take up boxing. he is no more part of the team, than a inspiring news report. Sorry if that upsets you. but if a baseball team wins a game for a dying boy its dedicated to him, he doesn't become part of the team.
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It's not like the son is not with his father. He's along side his dad every step of the way. You said "if a baseball team wins a game for a dying boy its dedicated to him, he doesn't become part of the team." Yeah we know that, but if the little boy played bat boy. Then he'd be a part of the team. It's exactly like Rick. He's not doing much of the work, yet he's there with his father and together they are a team.
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Kind of, in a weird way. But I wouldn't consider him part of the team.
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Why is it a team? The father says himself, "he gives me the desire and the power to perform". You think he would be taking part in all of these triathlons if his son wasn't involved? Of course not. They give each other the motivation to keep on going. There's no story of an individual here, it's the team that's truly inspiring.
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The son is an inspiration, but not part of the "team". In my definition of "team" any way.
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The son is with his father every step of the way. How is that not being a part of the team?
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Do you consider a coach a part of the team?
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Umm...of course not? Is this a trick question?
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I do hope you are joking.
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I've seen them (on television) compete. This story gives me the happy chills. As a parent, I know how much love he must have for his son. I'm willing to bet that one of his worst fears is that his son will never feel fulfilled and happy with his life. Taking him to these triathlons, year after year, is probably the Dad's way of saying "fuck the naysayers...my kid is going to live life anyway." Awesome.
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How on earth did you just hear of these guys today? Such an amazing story. I hope to be half the father he is.
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If I was half the man this father is, I would only be Zeus.
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zeus was a bit of a shitty father from what I remember.
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That's where the other half comes in.
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There was a TIL thread a while ago about Terry Fox, and 90% of the people who posted in it had never heard of him. As a Canadian, that absolutely blew my mind.
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Honestly I had never heard of him before - reading his wikipedia page now. That said he passed away when I was still a child + it was a different country... Still sounds like an amazing man and to raise $500m in his name is truly impressive.
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Why is it every time I see these guys someone starts cutting onions?
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Yah, damndest thing isnt it
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Oh man I thought it was just me cutting onions.
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Yeah, these guys are absolutely badass. What a killer story.
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How is the son badass?
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And this day, not one, but two manly tears were shed.
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three
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STEVE HOYT!
\o/
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Wow coincidence, literately yesterday my boss introduced me to this!
It really is amazing. Not all parents have the instinct, that which drives you to focus on making your children happy and fulfilled - this guy has fully nailed it! Kudos, respect, everything good to this guy.
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I saw them on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
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The onions...where did they even... Ah screw it, I got teary.. I admit it. :(
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Buduh welcome to the internet.
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He pops up on the news every year or so, very cool story
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When people ask me what my favorite sports team is, I tell them it's Team Hoyt.
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I work for a children's book publisher, and last year we published "Rick's Story" for Team Hoyt. A truly inspirational and heartwarming story, and a great book- you can purchase it on their site!
http://mascotbooks.com/childrens-books/ricks-story-the-story-of-rick-hoyt/489-ricks-story-the-story-of-rick-hoyt
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These guys are the best. If you read their book, It's Only a Mountain, you get to learn about all the crap they had to put up with before they could even run the Boston Marathon.
They have done and still do a bunch of local races in the Boston/SE Mass area, I've done a couple half-marathons where they've competed. Wherever they are on the course, all the spectators cheer extra loud, and whenever anybody passes them or they pass anybody, everybody is super-friendly, and cheers them on by name. They are basically the most recognizable and well-lauded runners in New England, and deservedly so.
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Rick was once asked, if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, "The thing I'd most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would push him for once."
Fucking onions.
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The father actually found out one of his arteries had a 90% blockage and the only reason he had not died of a massive heart attack was because of the inredible shape he was in from doing all the triathlons.
His son saved his life. Now that's a fucking story.
The father must be a fucking brick shit-house from these things.
He is 70 years old. He also served 37 years in the Air National Guard. He is a hard motherfucker.
or a brock shit-grouse
I already feel like a schmuck replying like this...
But partially hydrogenated oils (also known as transfat, margarine, or other tricks) cannot be properly assimilated by the human body and as a result usually ends up clogging arteries or otherwise fucking up the body.
This is the magical plastic that passes for fat that allows foodstuffs to not rot on the shelf. They use it to save money.
This is the poison that gives otherwise fit, healthy people various cardiovascular diseases.
Normal fat in normal amounts do not block arteries.
Anyway, back to your program...
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Right! That was going somewhere. I want to learn more about that, trying to eat healthier myself.
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